Printing device



Dec. 21, 1948. c, HUEBER 2,456,943-

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INVENTOR,

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Ad Wil mington DeL, a corporation of' DelawareApplication-March'16,I945,;Serial No; 583,050

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This invention relates'to printing devices of the kind adaptedtobepassed seriatim through printing and like machines to have printingand like operations performed thereon, and which are stored in drawersor the like When-not in use in printing or like machines.

Printing devices of the character towhich this invention pertainsinclude type-characters from which impressions may be made-during thepassage of the devices through printing orlike machines, and usually thetypecharacters are such that a. name and address or other identificationmay be printed therefrom. Customarily printing: devices of the aforesaidcharacter'are arranged ini a predetermined sequence or arrangement inaccordancewvith the: data that .may be printed therefrom and suchdevices are maintained in s such sequence or arrangement during passagethereof throughuth'e' machines in'which such devices are utilized.lvioreovenitheprinting or likemachines through'which' printingde vicesof the aforesaid character'are passed are often arranged to beresponsive to particular characteristics imparted to the printingdevices whereby the machines areeffective'with respect to predeterminedof devices and ineffective with respect to others as, for example, themachines may make impressions fromrcertainof the printing deviceswhileother 'of the devices'pass through the machines Without havingimpressions made therefrom, this being" known? in the art as selectionof-lthe printing devices.

Among the arrangements to which resort has been had heretofore toimpartparticular characteristics to printing devices so as to enableselection thereof has been the provision ofperforations at selected ofpredetermined positions on the devices and such perforations haveheretofore been formed by the use' of a" hand-carried punchor akey-controlled perforating machine; Since a'printing device oftheaforesaidcharacter usually has a card or'the like det'achably 'securedthereon, in those instances where resort'has'been hadto perforations toimpart particularity to such a-device, the perforations havev been"formed through the-card so that when one perforated card Was removedfrom the printing. device and another substituted therefor, new orvdifferent perforations couldbe formed'whereby a differentparticularity-could be imparted to the particular device, this beingknown-as'changing the classirication of a particular printing-device;

The pri mary object 'ofthis invention. is to effect or changeclassification of as printingi'devicehof the =aforesaid'character' in'anovel and expedi tious mannerandobject's relat'ed't'o this are to enableclassification to be imparted to a printing device by the useoffcommonly available means; to insure that classification will beimparted to a printing device atselected "of "predeterminedipositions;andto affordguides lthatlma y, be used with commonly available means toeffect'iclassifi'cation or change in. classification .of "a printingdevice.

Otherandffurth'er objects of this invention are to provide perforations.at predetermined positions in theframe or. other: carrier of a printingdevice of the aforesaidch-aracter ancilto locate such perforationsinsposition to underlie a removable cardtor thelike on the frame orcarrier soithat one or more.perforations..may beforined in the card.in.v alignment with the perforations provided in the .frame or carrierand to relate the position of the perforations in the-frameor carrier toguide:portions provided-Yon the. framesor carrier soas tofacilitatetheformation of one or more perforations .inthe cardfinalignment with selected of the, perforations in the frame .or

carrier.

More. specific objects of this invention are to provide perforations tinthe framewor carrier of a printing device of theaforesaidcharacteradjacent toaoneedge thereof and'to form guidingpon tions .on-a:portion of the frame or carrier in alignment-with theperforationsint-the frame or carrier, and morezspecifically tolprovide perforaetions in the frameorcarrier of azprinting. device adjacent to a beadfor-medthereon and to provide guiding portions.-in=the bead in alignmentwith the perforations. so-that when a=portion of a-card or the-likeisdisposedbeneath the bead and over the perforations in the'frame -orcarrier perforations maybe formed in the card in-alignment withperforations in theirameor-carrierby first disposing aperforating,implement in one "of the guide portions and'thereafter passing the: perforating implement through the card and into an underlying perforationin'theframe or carrier.

Otherand further objects of: the "presentinventionwillbe-apparent fromthe followingdescription-and claims and are illustrated-in theaccompanyingdrawing; which, by way of illustration; shows apreferredembodiment and the principlethereof and what InoW-consider tobe the" best mode in which have: contemplated applyingrthataprinciple;Other embodimentsof the invention embodying the same or equivalentprinciple ;may i be :used and structural i changes may 'bermadeasdesired bysthose skilled inithe art Without" departing:- fro'mr thepresent. invention and thezpuryiew ofcthe appendediclaims:

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a printing device embodying the presentinvention and in which a portion of the card included thereon and aportion of the upper bead of the frame or carrier of the device arebroken away;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line2-2 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the printing device shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which aperforation is formed inthe card includedon the printing device shown inFig. 1.

The printing device illustrated in the accompanying drawing is generallyof the character disclosed in my copending application, Ser. No.450,320, filed July 9, 1942, now Patent 2,425,323,

granted August 12, 1947, and includes a substantially rectangular frameor carrier, generally indicated by F, formed from sheet metal or likematerial. The shorter edges of the blank of material from which theframe is fabricated are folded to provide spacing flanges as SF on therear face of the frame or carrier. These spacing flanges underlie panelsPL on the face of the carrier along the shorter edges thereof which havegrooves as G formed therein in which portions of the spacing flanges onan adjacent frame or carrier may seat to thereby enable nesting of theprinting devices one with the other.

A rib R extends across the face of the frame or carrier F and has theoutwardly disposed face thereof disposed in the same plane as that inwhich the faces of the panels PL are disposed. Lips as L extend from therib R toward one of the longer edges of the frame or carrier F alongwhich edge a bead LB is formed to extend between the inwardly disposededges of the panels PL. A substantially rectangular plate as P, on whichtype characters as T may be embossed, is disposed on the face of theframe or carrier F to have the opposite longer edges thereofrespectively disposed beneath the lips L and the bead LB whereby theplate is held against displacement from the face of the frame or carrierF. Desirably the longer edges of the plate P are of reduced thicknesswith respect to the remainder thereof, the plate, therefore, beingarranged in the manner disclosed in the copending application of Carl J.

Hueber and William J. Hampton, Ser. No. 450,318, filed July 9, 1942, nowabandoned.

In order to prevent longitudinal movement of the printing plate Prelative to the lips as L and bead as LB, spring tongues as ST areformed in the frame or carrier F in the manner described, for example,in my copending application, Ser. No. 450,320, filed July 9, 1942, nowPatent 2,425,323, granted August 12, 1947, such spring tongues includingportions which cooperate with the opposite shorter edges of the plate toretain the plate against longitudinal movement relative to the lips Land the bead LB. When one of the other of the spring tongues as ST isdepressed, a plate as P may be slid into or from the lips as L and beadas LE to thereby enable one such plate to be removed from the frame orcarrier F and permit another such plate to be substituted therefor, as,for example, when it is desired to change type characters as '1 that areembossed on a plate as P.

A bead UB is formed along the edge of the frame or carrier F oppositethat along which the bead LB is formed, and this bead includes a flangeportion 5 that is disposed to overlie the marginal portion of the faceof the frame or carrier F in spaced relation therewith so as to enablethe marginal portion of a card as C to be passed into the bead UB tounderlie the flange 5. Lips as L extend from the rib R toward the beadU3 and overlie the marginal edge of the card as C opposite that disposedin the bead UB. Moreover, a gusset SR is provided at the juncture of therib R with one of the panels PL, and this gusset serves as a stop andretention for one end of the card C. The opposite end of the card C iscaused to underlie a lip L2 extended from the panel PL opposite thatwith which the gusset SR is joined, and the lip L2 in cooperation withthe gusset SR serves to retain the card C against longitudinal movementrelative to the bead U3 and the lips L. Desirably an impression is madeon the card as C from the type characters as T embossed on the plate asP so as to thereby facilitate handling of the printing device.

The printing device as thus far described is typical of the printingdevices in which the novel aspects of my invention may be incorporatedand it will be understood that my invention be used in printing devicesarranged other than in the manner hereinabove described, one such otherprinting device with which my invention may be utilized being thatdisclosed in Gollwitaer Patent No. Re. 22,249, issued January 12, 1943.

My invention may be embodied in any printing device wherein a bead inthe nature of the bead U3 is employed so long as this bead includes aflange such as the flange 5, for in accordance with my invention aplurality of openings as 6 are formed in the body of the frame orcarrier as F of a printing device in position to be at least partiallydisposed beneath the flange as 5. Desirably the openings as 6 arearranged in spaced apart and side by side relation in alignment one withthe other. Moreover, notches as l are formed in the free edge of theflange as 5 respec tively in alignment with the openings as t.Therefore, when a card as C is disposed on the face of the frame orcarrier as F, a portion of the card is disposed between the notches orguide portions 1' and over the openings as 6, and such card wheninitially so arranged covers all of the openings 6.

When it is desired to impart particular characteristics to a printingdevice arranged in the above described manner, a commonly availablepointed implement such as a lead pencil or the like is employed and theimplement, as shown in Fig. 4, is disposed in one of the notches orguide portions 7 and is thereafter forced through the card C into theunderlying perforation as 6 to thereby provide a perforation as 8, Fig.4, in the card C.

The position at which a perforation as 8 will be formed in a card as Cwill be determined by the system in accordance With which particularityis to be imparted to printing devices. Thus, for example, in an instancewhere printing devices of the character to which this invention pertainsare utilized by a publisher of a monthly periodical, twelve of theperforations as 6 may be utilized to designate the months of the year,and then by forming a perforation as 8 in alignment with one suchperforation the month in which the subs-cription to the periodical bythe subscriber to whom the particular printing plate pertains expiresmay be indicated. Still further, in an in stance where the printingdevices are being utilized by a publisher, as aforesaid, and more thantwelve perforations as 6 are afforded, other of the perforations maydesignate the year in which a subscription is to expire. It will beunderstood that the foregoing is merely one example of numerousclassifications under which particularity is imparted to printingdevices. Furthermore, in some instances the perforations as B may havenumerical significance or they may be respectively utilized to representother data. It will be recognized, however, that the primary advantageof my invention is that one or more perforations as 8 may be readilyformed in a card as C Without resorting to a hand-carried punch or akey-controlled perforating apparatus since any commonly availablepointed instrument may be utilized to produce perforations as 8 in acard as C when a printing device is arranged in accordance With thisinvention.

It will therefore be apparent from the foregoing description that aprinting device arranged in the above described manner enables thehereinabove set forth and kindred objects of this invention to berealized. However, while I have illustrated and described a selectedembodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that this is capableof variation and modification and I therefore do not Wish to be limitedto the precise details set forth but desire to avail myself of suchchanges and alterations as fall within the purview of the followingclaims.

I claim:

1. A device to be marked by punching a, hole in a selected positionincluding a carrier having a plurality of openings formed thereinadjacent an edge thereof, retaining means along said edge of the carrierand including a portion disposed to at least in part overlie the part ofthe carrier adjacent to such openings and arranged in spaced relationwith such part of said carrier whereby a card or the like may bedisposed beneath said portion to overlie said openings, said portionhaving guide elements formed therein that are respectively aligned withsaid openings and which are respectively open at one side so as to beeffective to guide a perforating implement such as a stylus or a leadpencil through the card and into the opening aligned with the respectiveguide element to thereby produce a perforation in the card.

2. A printing device or the like including a carrier having a pluralityof openings formed therein adjacent an edge thereof, retaining meansalong said edge of the carrier and including a portion disposed to atleast in part overlie the part of the carrier adjacent to and openingsand arranged in spaced relation with such part of said carrier whereby acard or the like may be disposed beneath said portion to overlie saidopenings, said portion having a plurality of notches formed in the freeedge thereof that are respectively aligned with said openings and whichare respectively effective to guide a perforating implement through acard and into the opening aligned With the respective notch to therebyproduce a perforation in the card.

CARL J. HUEBER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,799,374 Hurley Apr. 7, 1931FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 358,415 Great Britain -F- Oct. 8,1931

